Greg Gumbel

Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an African American television sportscaster. He is best known for his various assignments on the CBS network (most notably, the National Football League and NCAA basketball). The older brother of news and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel, he became the first African-American (and Creole) announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he announced Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network in 2001. He is of Creole ancestry. Gumbel is currently the host of Inside The NFL (since 2014) on Showtime and NFL Network. He works alongside Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms, Ed Reed and Brandon Marshall on the program.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 03, 1946
Birth place
New Orleans , United States
Ethnicity
Louisiana Creole people
Education
Loras College
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  1. http://cbs.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/ggumbel
  2. http://www.onlinesports.com/sportstrust/sports44.html